November 19, 2021
Hello wonderful noisers!
I'm trying to catch up on my days without articles but...
There are times that I really want to write but couldn't because all the topics are there but my mind is blank, and there are times that I just read one article and thoughts just keep on flowing just like after I read the article of @CoquiCoin Do I fear to age. And because it was triggered by the article of @Jher0122 Becoming Old Scares Me To The Bone. I also read his article. And here are the thoughts that linger on my mind after reading their article.
Their article made me question myself. Do I fear to age? What is it that scares me in growing old? Should I think about it now? Should I check how much I have in my account that is saved for my old age? Do I already have enough? Is growing old should be scary?
Asking myself those questions gives me lots of answers. And that led me to another question, should we be scared of aging? Isn't age is just a number that we can stop counting?
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Age is just a number, not a state of mind or a reason for any type of particular behaviour.- Cecilia Ahern
After I reached 27, my age was stuck there forever and I stopped counting, not because I don't want to get old but because I want to keep in mind that age is just a number. It is just a number to keep track of how long we have lived here on earth. Of how long earth enjoyed our stay here. How we think or act should not be based on that numbers. How we enjoy life should not be based on numbers but it doesn't mean that we shouldn't be aware of our age. What I'm saying is let's enjoy our life because that is what we should be doing and not because time is running out on us. Of course, getting old is scary, everything unknown is scary actually but we have to be adventurous enough to get excited about what is in store for us in the future.
One of the good things about getting older is you find you're more interesting than most of the people you meet - Lee Marvin
Getting old shouldn't stop anyone from doing the things that they enjoyed doing, may it be riding the bike or roller skating. May it be just seating there near the lake and waiting for your bait to catch a fish. May it be meeting someone new and falling in love all over again. May it be trying to climb that mountain just to witness the sunset from up above there. May it be trying to climb that wall that keeps you interested for some time now. Getting old shouldn't be the reason why life becomes boring. Getting older should be the reason why life becomes more interesting.
I think by now you are thinking that I'm not scared of getting old, of course, I am, there are so many reasons to be scared especially when you are single. However, I'm not afraid to get old what scares me is the thought of me being alone during those times that I'll be needing someone that I can depend on. Not financially but physically and emotionally. I"m afraid there will be no one who will be there for me during those last moments in life. I'm afraid there will be no one who will hold my hand to reassure me that leaving my loved ones behind is alright, that they carry on without me. Damn, writing this made me cry. You see, just the thought of those moments makes me cry, that's how scared I am not of getting old but of the time that I need to leave all the people around me behind.
Interesting isn't it? Getting older is just in the mind. We may get wrinkled and weak but if our heart stays young and we enjoy life to the fullest without stepping on anyone, we can say that we are not getting old, we're only getting better.
Let's keep on making memories. Let's make sure to smile and laugh every day. There will be a lot of stressors out there but don't let them take you down. Stand up tall but be humble too. Let's keep our life more interesting as we grow old and never let growing old scare us.
And when the time comes that there'll be wrinkles in our faces, let's make sure that our wrinkles twinkle.
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People say you have to become sporty or at least physically active as you get older. The problem for me is it seems like the more I do physical activities, the more body aches I develop more often. Hahaha. I dunno why. Ah old age.
I am not afraid of getting older or dying but it's going to be a sad day when I still can't afford to take my mom all over the world before she gets too old. 😅 Would be cool to travel with her but I dunno. She just prefers to stay in one place. Ah well.